Brussels, 24/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has launched the first round of negotiations with Hungary on future Structural Fund assistance between 2004 and 2006. With EUR 2 billion in Structural Funds and 1.12 billion in Cohesion Funds, Hungary will be the second new Member State to benefit from cohesion policy. Announced on Wednesday, negotiations were officially launched on 16 July with a letter addressed by Commissioner Michel Barnier to the Hungarian Minister for...